John beattie



A(No-1!|Iotle1.) v I J. BEATTIE, Jr.

' BATTERY ZING.

No. 376,228. Patented Jan. 10,1888. A

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N,-FETEHS, Phnnrumugnphu, wmingam n. c.

JOHN BnATrin, Ja., or FALL nivnn,

APA'rnNr 'Critica'.

MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNCR TO THE BEATTIE BATTERY ZINC AND ELECTRICAL COMPANY, OF SAME PLACE.

,BATTERY-ZINC.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 376,228. dated January 10, 1888.

Application tiled August 13, 1887 To @ZZ whom it may concern.:

Be it known that I, JoriN BEATTIE, Jr., a citizen of the United States, residing at Fall River, in the county ofBristol and State of Massachusetts, have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in Battery Zines, of which the following is a specilicatiou.

My invention relates to battery-zines, particularly'to that form of zinc known in the art as the crow-foot.7 Hitherto eonsiderableexpense and annoyance have beenekperienced in the use of this style of zincby reason ofthe breakage of the post carrying the bindingscrew and the supportinghook. It has also been the custom to east the post and the supporting-hook integral with and of the same material as the body of the zine. This material is very brittle, and will not permit of bendving to any extent without breaking. Because of this, difficult-y has been experienced in some instances in properly supporting the zinc in position in the jar, owing to different thicknesses of the material of which `jars are composed-that is to say, the hooks being of one size and too brittle to bend, and the walls of battery-jars being of different thicknesses, in some instances, the hooks would not fit snugly over the edge of the jar, so that itis necessary to insert a chip of wood or something of the kind between the hook-and the edge of thejar to make the fit perfect.

The object of my inventionis to obviate the above diiticulties by providing a post which will not be easily broken and a supportinghook which may be made to t securely over the edge of any ordinary battery-jar.

To `this end the invention consists of a crowfoot zinc having an enlarged and peculiarlyshaped post, in combination with a bindingpost and supporting-hook of a different material from the zinc capable of being bent without breakage.

It also'consists of other details, which will be fully described and claimed.

` I-will now describe the invention with reference to the accompanying drawings, in Which- Figure l is a plan, and Fig. 2 a vertical central section, of a crow-foot zinc construct-ed ac- 50 cording to my invention.

. Serial No. 246.862. (No model.)

A represents the body of the zinc, and a the post. As shown, the post isshaped like the frustum of a cone and of such proportions as Yto withstand a considerable shock without breaking.

B represents a supplemental post, which may be made of any metal capable of being bent. This post has formed upon it a hook, b, and is also bored vertically and horizontally to receive the binding-screw b and wire.

The post B is a separate casting, preferably of brass, and ordinarily will be provided with a dovetail or cross-head at its lower end for making connection with the zinc. The preferred manner of securing the post B to the -zinc is to insert it into themold when the zinc is cast and to pour themolten zinc around it. This insures a perfect lock between the parts; but other forms of connection may be adopted.

To properly support the zinein thejar, the 7o hook is placed over the edge thereof, as shown in Fig. 2, and if it should not be a good tit a pair of pliers are used to bend the lip of the hook either toward or away from the edge of the jar until it does tit.

Having now described my invention, I claim-- 1. The combination, with a zinc for battery purposes, of an enlarged postcast of the same metal and integral therewith, a-nd a supple- 8o mental post secured to the enlarged post, as set forth.

2. The combination, with a crow-foot zinc for battery purposes, of an enlarged post shaped like the frustum ofa cone, east of the 81,' same metal and integral therewith, and asupplemental post of liexible material secured to the enlarged'post by a dovetail connection, as described.

3. The combination, 'with a crow-foot, zinc 9o and a main post cast integral therewith, of a supplemental post constructed of different material and secured to the main post by a Y dovetail connection, as described.

4. The combination, with a crow-foot zinc, of a post constructed of different material, said post being secured to the zinc by a dovetail connection and having formed upon it a supporting flexible or ductile hook, substantially as described.

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5. The combination, with a crow-foot zine, of a. post constructed of fiexible metal, said post having formed upon it a hook and carrying :i binding-screw, as set forth. T L w 5 6. AcioW-foot znohavingnn enlarged post, JOHIN BET'HE JR' in combination with a supplemental post of W'itnesses: dierent material having' formed upon it a NVM. A. ROSENBAUM, flexible hook and a binding-post. i HENRY W. AUBE.

In Witness whereof I have hereunto signed my name in the presence of two subscribing Io witnesses. 

